West Philadelphia Tutoring Project

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University of Pennsylvania's largest volunteer organization! Who are we? WPTP currently has 300 tutors who work with students on a weekly basis. What do we do?

The West Philadelphia Tutoring Project is a volunteer organization based out of Civic House at the University of Pennsylvania. WPTP works with students, or “tutees,” in six elementary, middle and high schools in West Philadelphia and runs an On-Campus tutoring program, which serves more than 60 additional students. The organization is led by 13 Executive Board Members (EBMs) and is supported by th

09/18/2016

Our fall tutor orientation is happening now! Thanks to everyone who's here with us- we can't wait to get this semester started 😀

04/30/2016

Check out our new promo video, courtesy of one our awesome spring project team!

http://upennwptp.weebly.com/video-project.html

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2 Philly charters cited for disproportionately suspending students with learning disabilities

04/04/2016

Interested in education? We encourage you to check out Penn Education Society's talk this Wednesday!

2 Philly charters cited for disproportionately suspending students with learning disabilities Two Philadelphia charter schools have been cited in a national report for suspending students with disabilities at a far higher rate than those without. A recent study, conducted by the Center for...

03/21/2016

Are you a freshman interested in joining the WPTP Exec Board?! Come stop by our Meet and Greet tonight at Civic House from 7:30-8:30 to chat with current board members and learn more about how to get involved!

01/13/2016

Application is LIVE! Apply to be a tutor by next Wednesday, January 20th!

https://uapps.vpul.upenn.edu/wptptutor/staffLogin.aspx

10/29/2015

Join the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project tomorrow at our annual Halloween Party! The party will take place from 4-6 PM at the Civic House, located at 3914 Locust Walk! It will be a lot of fun! Hope to see everyone there!

Teacher: What I wish everyone knew about working in a high-needs school

04/26/2015

Incredibly inspirational and eye-opening article reaffirming how important it is to be open minded when considering the influences of education, its structure, funding, and how it all applies to our own Philadelphia school district.

"I would tell them how systems that have been put in place to not leave children behind are allowing them to fall even further behind."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/25/teacher-what-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-working-in-a-high-needs-school/

Teacher: What I wish everyone knew about working in a high-needs school 'All I know is what I and others see at the front lines every day, and I just know that it’s not working—for students or their teachers. '

04/23/2015

Today is our LAST Thursday tutoring of the semester! Check out our board member Sarah and her tutee Leandre. Leandre says he loves WPTP because he loves learning! Best of luck to all our tutees at Middle Years with the rest of their school year!

04/06/2015

Check out an awesome article written by one of our tutors, Alicia Puranik, about academically based community service classes at Penn. Great job, Alicia!

http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/civichouse/edwriting10

Civic House at the University of Pennsylvania A huge benefit of WPTP is that members get firsthand exposure to West Philadelphia's education system. For those looking to engage more thoroughly with Penn's surrounding community, ACBS courses provide an excellent opportunity. Many Penn students who would enjoy taking an Academically Based Communi…

03/30/2015

"My favorite subject is reading because it's fun." -Mikaela, a student at Morton Elementary

03/26/2015

Meet Soleil and Michael, our first ever WPTP tutor/tutee of the week pair! The two have been together for 3 semesters and look forward to being able to work with each other every week. Keep up the good work!